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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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